After the siege of Liaoyang Mansion was lifted, because Hu Yanping was seriously injured and could not lead the troops for the time being, Xu Yuan sent another prestigious veteran to guard Liaoyang Mansion in his place, while Hu Yanping returned to Chenzhou with Zhao Jia and others. Although Zhao Jia made a great contribution this time, he almost encountered danger, so Xu Yuan didn't want him to take any more risks, and he was driven to the ship immediately after returning to Chenzhou, and it was impossible for him to get off the ship without Xu Yuan's order.

However, not long after Zhao Jia and they returned to Chenzhou, the battle situation in Liao was abrupt, because the Jurchens finally launched a complete attack on Liao, and Aguta, who withdrew from Liaoyang Mansion, launched an attack on Liao Shangjing from the northeast after a simple rest, and attacked the city along the way, and almost no Liao army could stop their offensive.

It only took seven days, the Jin army has been killed not far from Shangjing Longhua Prefecture, which is where Yeluchun was stationed before, although Yeluchun left, but there are a large number of troops stationed in the state city, but even so, Longhua Prefecture only held out for three days under the attack of the Jin army, and on the afternoon of the fourth day, Yelunuzhang, who had been missing for a long time, suddenly appeared in Longhua Prefecture, and he also persuaded a guard in the state city to make the other party open the door and surrender, as a result, the Jin army rushed in, All the Liao troops who dared to resist were slaughtered.

The fall of Longhua Prefecture was also unexpected by everyone, after all, the Liao State had accumulated nearly 100,000 troops here, although many of them were recruited by force, but with the help of the strong city wall of Longhua Prefecture, it should be no problem to block the 50,000 Jin Army, but unfortunately no one expected that Yelu Nuzhang suddenly appeared, which suddenly made the layout of the Liao State a fictitious, nearly 100,000 troops were also slaughtered by the Jurchens, and the rest escaped and surrendered, and for a time there was a military vacuum in the northeast of the Liao State. It was too late for Liao to mobilize troops to defend.

Ah Guda has always been very good at seizing opportunities, taking advantage of the fall of Longhua Prefecture and the inability of the Liao State to defend, he immediately waved his troops and drove straight in, killing the upper capital in one fell swoop, Yelujun was also greatly alarmed by this. However, fortunately, there were still 100,000 Liao troops left in Shangjing to defend, and the Jin army launched several attacks but returned in vain.

The news that the Jin army was killed in Shangjing, Yang Huaiyu, who led the middle route army of the Song army, couldn't help but feel anxious, speaking of which, they sent troops earlier than the Jin State, and they also killed Yikun Prefecture not far from Shangjing before, but here they encountered 200,000 Liao troops to resist them, making their advance extremely slow, and now they are still being preempted by the Jurchens, how can he not be in a hurry?

Yang Huaiyu was anxious. The generals below are actually more anxious than him, after all, they have long wanted to be the first to enter the Shangjing City of Liao, in order to make contributions, but now they have been preempted by the army of the Jin State, and they are still enemies with the Jin State, which makes them feel unfair in both public and private affairs, and as a result, they also tried their best when fighting, and finally made the advance speed much faster. A few days later, he even reached the city of Yikun, which was the core of the Twenty Liao Army. As long as this place is breached, then the rest of the Liao army will not have to worry.

However, just when Yang Huaiyu was preparing to concentrate his forces to attack Yikun City, the Liao army in the city suddenly sent a message that Xiao Derang, the commander of the Liao army, wanted to meet with him, and said that he had something important to discuss. This news made Yang Huaiyu also a little surprised, because when Yeluchun surrendered before. also sent people to negotiate in the camp, this time Xiao Derang personally saw him, it is likely to be a matter of surrender, after all, now everyone can see that the Liao State is now exhausted. Many people were reluctant to accompany it to the funeral, and compared with the barbaric Jin State, the Great Song Dynasty undoubtedly attracted the civil and military officials of the Liao State more.

It is precisely because of this that Yang Huaiyu quickly agreed to meet with Xiao Derang, and the two sides agreed to meet by a small river in the south of Yikun City, which is not wide, but it is very deep, and the two sides will talk across the river, and they will not have to worry about any ambush on the other side, which is a very ideal place for negotiation.

According to the agreed time, Yang Huaiyu came to the south bank of the river with the guards, and at this time, Xiao Derang had already led people to wait on the other bank, only to see that when the other party saw him, he immediately arched his hand on the horse and said: "Is it General Yang Huaiyu ahead?" ”

"Yes, Yang is late, let General Xiao wait for a long time!" Yang Huaiyu also smiled and hugged his fists at this time, although they were opponents on the battlefield, the necessary etiquette still had to be observed after meeting, not to mention that the other party was likely to come to talk about the conditions of surrender, which made Yang Huaiyu more polite to Xiao Derang.

"General Yang, what Xiao is going to talk about next is very important, can you and I let the people around us retreat a hundred steps away?" Xiao Derang said with a solemn face at this time, although it was separated by a river, Yang Huaiyu could still see the sadness in the other party's eyes, which made him stunned, feeling that the other party didn't seem to be just surrendering today.

"All of you stand down, no one is allowed to approach without my orders!" Yang Huaiyu immediately instructed the people behind him, he was not afraid of what tricks the other party would play, because a few miles behind him, there were countless cavalry patrolling back and forth, which could be killed in the blink of an eye, and the other party also asked the people around him to retreat, so that only Yang Huaiyu and Xiao Derang were left on the bank of the river.

At this time, I saw Xiao Derang be silent again for a moment and finally spoke: "General Yang, Xiao received a message from my Great Liao Emperor the day before yesterday, and I hope that I can discuss peace talks with your Great Song Dynasty, and my Song and Liao countries will stop the war, and in the future, my Liao State is willing to pay tribute to the Great Song every year, and serve the Great Song Dynasty as a courtier, I don't know what the general thinks?" ”

Hearing that Xiao Derang actually proposed to negotiate peace, and Yelujun also personally promised to be willing to pay tribute and be a minister, this is unprecedented, you must know that when the Luanhe Alliance, the Liao State only promised to compensate for the war losses of the Great Song Dynasty, and the two countries are still equal in status, and now in order to protect themselves, the Liao State does not even want the dignity of being a big country, it can be said that it is a grievance, no wonder Xiao Derang's eyes showed a sad look before.

However, although the Liao State had already made a gesture of grievance and seeking perfection, Yang Huaiyu still shook his head firmly after hearing it and said: "General Xiao, with the current situation in the Liao State, do you think that just paying tribute and being a vassal can make us withdraw from the Great Song Dynasty?" To put it mildly, as long as our army goes further, we can destroy the old enemy of Liao, and we don't have to worry about the north in the future, which is also the wish of everyone in my Great Song Dynasty from top to bottom, so I can't agree to your conditions! ”

Hearing Yang Huaiyu's words, Xiao Derang couldn't help but show a desperate look on his face, and the last bit of extravagant hope in his heart was also shattered, and he only closed his eyes and sighed at the moment: "Okay, then I don't know what conditions the Great Song Dynasty needs to withdraw from the army?" ”

"The conditions for retreating are very simple, the Liao State surrenders unconditionally, and my Great Song Dynasty will guarantee the safety of your Liao monarchs and ministers, but you must also ensure that you will honestly not make ghosts behind your back in the future, otherwise everything will be dealt with according to the laws of my Great Song Dynasty!" Yang Huaiyu said categorically, in order to destroy the Liao State, the Great Song Dynasty mobilized more than one million soldiers, so he would no longer tolerate the existence of the Liao State no matter what, and even if possible, he also wanted to destroy the emerging Jin State in one fell swoop and completely solve the border troubles in the north.

"You...... Your Great Song Dynasty's appetite is inevitably too great, and we still have hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers in Liao, if we really fight with you to the end, I'm afraid it will not be without a chance for the Jedi to fight back! Xiao Derang shouted angrily at this time, but anyone can see that he is now very aggressive, and if the Liao State does not reach the last moment, he will never take the initiative to make peace with the Great Song Dynasty.

"Of course, our Great Song Dynasty has a great appetite, otherwise we would not have mobilized a million troops to attack Liao, and we had an alliance a long time ago, it was you who did not hold the Huanglong Mansion, in order to destroy the Jurchens who posed a great threat to us, so we had to send troops in the Great Song Dynasty, so you can't complain about this matter!" Yang Huaiyu also sneered at this time, he doubted that there was something wrong in the Liao State at this time, so Yelujun would be in a hurry to sue for peace, if this was the case, then their Great Song Dynasty would be even more fearless.

"You ......" Hearing the threat and irony in Yang Huaiyu's words, Xiao Derang wanted to refute but had nothing to say, which made him angry and annoyed, but thinking of the current domestic situation and Ye Lujun's entrustment, in the end, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart and said helplessly, "General Yang, what you want is nothing more than the surrender of our Liao State and the annexation of my Great Liao's land, you see if this will work, our Great Liao can surrender to the Great Song Dynasty, and you can also order the army to lay down their arms, but you must promise me Da Liao, Retain the honorific title of Emperor Daliao, and set aside a part of the land for us to govern, but we will not keep the army, now you are always satisfied, right? ”

"This ......" Yang Huaiyu couldn't help but hesitate when he heard this, according to what Xiao Derang said, it is actually equivalent to the surrender of the Great Liao Dynasty, the only difference is that he retains the title of an emperor, and he also owns a piece of land, in fact, this is only to retain the last bit of dignity of the Liao State, and such conditions are not unacceptable.

Just when Yang Huaiyu was a little hesitant, he suddenly saw Xiao Derang speak again: "General Yang, my Da Liao has shown the greatest sincerity, I hope you Da Song will also seriously consider it, if you don't have the right to decide, you can also ask the Great Song court for instructions, but the speed must be fast, after all, now that the Jin army has been killed in Shangjing, we don't know how long we can defend?" ”

However, as soon as Xiao Derang's words fell, he saw Yang Huaiyu suddenly raise his head and said: "There is no need to ask the imperial court, this general, as the commander of the Middle Route Army, has the right to make temporary decisions on the battlefield, and I can agree to the conditions for the surrender of your Liao State, but there is one thing that must be changed!" (To be continued.) )